The Bruins have fired head coach Bruce Cassidy.
General manager Don Sweeney announced the move in a press release Monday evening.
Reacting to Bruins' decision to fire Bruce Cassidy
"Today I informed Bruce Cassidy that I was making a head coaching change," Sweeney said in a statement. "After 14 years working with Bruce, this was an extremely difficult decision. I want to thank and acknowledge Bruce for all his work and success with the Bruins organization. His head coaching record for the Bruins is impressive, and we are appreciative of Bruce both professionally and personally. After taking some time to fully digest everything, I felt that the direction of our team for both this season and beyond would benefit from a new voice. I want to wish Bruce, Julie, Shannon and Cole much success as a family and with their future opportunities."
Cassidy had been the Bruins’ coach since Feb. 2017. He compiled a record of 245-108-46 with the team, good for a .672 winning percentage. He helped lead the team to the Stanley Cup Final in 2019, and won at least one playoff series four years in a row from 2018-21.
This past season, the Bruins went 51-26-5 (107 points) before losing to the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round in seven games.
"I want to thank Bruce for his time and service to the Boston Bruins organization over the last 14 years," team president Cam Neely said. "Bruce has been a fantastic coach and has helped this team win many games and achieve success over his tenure behind the bench. I also want to extend my gratitude to Bruce and his family for everything they've done over the years to support the New England community and Bruins organization. We wish them continued success in the future."
"I have the utmost confidence in Don to conduct a thorough search to identify the best candidate that is going to help our team reach its full potential," Neely added.
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